PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Countries
Austria
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Arundel
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Vienna
6
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
57
Physical type
choirbook
57
Material
paper
35
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
54
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
4
none visible
26
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
34
brown
20
dark brown
5
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
49
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
33
11
16
12
11
13
6
14
4
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
9
3
10
4
14
5
19
6
27
7
24
8
27
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
24
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
37
3-part score
3
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
50
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
18
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
27
none
27
quintuple
1
single
42
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
40
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
25
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
42
brown
14
dark brown
6
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
54
Monophonic Notation
absent
45
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
57
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
1
end symbol
10
pointers
1
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
2
French
13
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
57
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
57
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
4
display script
21
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
42
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
42
blue
4
brown
16
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
29
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
38
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
none visible
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
3
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
22
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
38
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
8
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Physical type: choirbook
Copy language name: Latin
Level of calligraphy music: high
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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